Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 159
Chang'an, the eighth day of November.

It was already deep winter, and Chang'an City was covered with a pure white blanket. Li Shimin, who stood outside the gate of Chengqian Hall early in the morning, looked around and saw snow scenes all over the place. Although they were not as magnificent as mountains and rivers, they were as beautiful as pavilions.

It's just such a scenery, how many days can I still see it?

These days, around the war in Hebei, the East Palace and Prince Qin's Mansion are vying for each other. It is said that it is because of the war in Hebei, but in fact the focus is on the Eastern Shaanxi Road.

The East Palace insisted on changing the left and right Chancellor Yu Zhining and Han Liang of Daxingtai Shangshu of Eastern Shaanxi Province, while the Prince of Qin’s House argued fiercely that these two were direct heirs of the Prince of Qin’s House, and Li Shimin even refused to admit that he had promised the East Palace to be restrained. The Daxingtai incident on Shaanxi Road.

Anyway, for Li Shimin, procrastination is the real business now.

And Donggong was not stupid, he arranged manpower in Hedong, and heard the news that the Turkic army might return to the north.

It's all right now, before Qin Wangfu urged Donggong to send troops, now it is Li Jiancheng who is going to conquer in person, and Li Shimin is holding back.

In the end, the prince Li Jiancheng resorted to a trick to speak out in front of the sage Li Yuan... The second brother's military exploits are unrivaled, and he is invincible in all battles. Let the second brother lead the army to conquer himself, and he will definitely win a big victory. After the war, he will set up Hebei Road tower.

Li Shimin is already the Minister of the Daoxingtai of Yizhou and the Minister of Daxingtai of the Eastern Shaanxi Province. If he is added the Minister of the Daoxingtai of Hebei Province.

Tsk tsk, that means that apart from Lingnan and Jiangnan, Li Yuan's decree also takes effect in Guanzhong and Hedong, and other places are under Li Shimin's sphere of influence.

Li Jiancheng's trick is not very clever, but it is so vicious and ruthless that Li Shimin had to stand up and say a lot of inappropriate things... For example, the child has been fighting for many years, has been frequently injured by stab wounds, and is exhausted. I hope my father will understand one two.

So, with a wave of his hand, Li Yuan ordered the Ministry of Industry to add more people to build the Hongyi Palace for Erlang to cultivate... In other words, Li Shimin was about to be kicked out of the imperial city.

Under such circumstances, Li Shimin had to swallow his anger, took a step back, and allowed the prince to control Daxingtai, Shandong Road.

And today is the day when the sage issued an edict.

"Why is my husband so depressed?" Qin Wangfei put a coat on Li Shimin's shoulders, and said softly: "Dragon and water are trapped, but eventually they rise from the abyss."

Li Shimin held his wife's hand and said with a wry smile: "There is no news yet, maybe Gu is too impatient... Huaiyang is hard to be alone, Tian Liu'an and Qi Shanxing are more than conservative, not aggressive enough, and less sharp."

Princess Qin didn't say anything, she just silently accompanied her husband and stood on the steps for a long time.

There were snowflakes fluttering in the air again, and a strong wind blew in. Li Shimin took a step forward, letting the big snowflakes hit his face, and blocked his wife behind him.

"It's almost time." Li Shimin took a deep breath, stepped down the steps, and walked towards the Liangyi Hall.

The sage Li Yuan could not be said to be a diligent king, the court meeting was just a decoration, and the main discussion was in the Liangyi Hall.

The prince's expedition, such a big event, all the important officials in the court arrived, the left servant of the Shangshu shot Pei Ji, the right servant of the Shangshu shot Xiao Yu, the Zhongshu Provincial Zhongshu ordered Feng Deyi, and the servants Chen Shuda and Pei Shiju.

Except for the prince, these five people are now the real prime ministers. Zhongshusheng and Menxia provinces are all chief ministers, and Shangshusheng is also regarded as the prime minister because Li Shimin is concurrently in charge of Shangshuling.

Prince Li Jiancheng had arrived early and was chatting with Li Yuan and Pei Ji. Feng Deyi was a cunning and perfunctory, Pei Shiju was an old fox who just closed his eyes and rested his mind. Xiao Yu and Chen Shuda had strong temperaments and kept silent.

Although he is not a high-ranking official of the Shangshu, because he is favored by the sage, the Shangshu Zuo Pushe Pei Ji actually became the prime minister and has a strong influence on the sage, and he has a very close relationship with the East Palace.

For the war in Hebei that has lasted for more than three months, Li Yuan has a lot of dissatisfaction in his heart. Uh, in fact, Liu Heitai started his army to go south in June, and it has been half a year now.

However, the situation of the battle took a turn for the worse within a month. After Liu Heitai broke through Dingzhou, he seemed to be sure that Luo Yi in Youzhou behind him would not send troops. Drinking horses in the Yellow River.

Under such circumstances, the eldest son and the second son are pulling each other's legs... Li Yuan is naturally dissatisfied.

Li Yuan knew very well why Li Jiancheng had been delaying the dispatch of troops. He just wanted to wait for the cold winter when the Turkic soldiers would return to the north... There is nothing wrong with that. Li Shimin's urging of Donggong to send troops as soon as possible is really malicious.

But this is also a helpless move. How can we suppress Erlang without Li Jiancheng?
But Li Yuan also had to admit that in this respect, Li Jiancheng was a little bit worse than Erlang... After procrastinating so far, although it was safe, it lost its vigor.

For a prince, this is the right choice.

But for Prince Li Jiancheng, who hoped to make military exploits to suppress King Qin, this was a choice that made it difficult for him to establish prestige in the army.

On December [-]th of the fourth year of Wude, Li Shiji was defeated in Mingzhou, and his entire army was annihilated.

Qin Wang Li Shimin asked for orders to go out that day. Only three days later, on December 22, Li Yuan, who had no other choice, ordered Li Shimin to send troops to attack Liu Heita.

The eyes of the people in the world are not blind, but they can't see everything... They will not see the Turkic army coming when Li Shimin goes out to fight, they will only see the defeat and the king of Qin stepping forward .

Of course, last year's Liu Heitai's army was sharp and sharp, and it was by no means comparable to this year's.

For the same reason, they would only know that Li Daoxuan, King of Huaiyang, was defeated in early October, while Prince Li Jiancheng did not invite himself to go out until early November... There is no way to compare with King Qin!

The hall suddenly fell silent, Li Yuan straightened up, looking at his second son Li Shimin who was slowly walking into the hall, his gaze was mixed with complex emotions.

This is a son that makes him proud. Before he was crowned, he decided to pass Zhonghedong in two battles, and captured [-] in one battle to sweep the Central Plains.

This is also a son who makes him dread and have a headache. Such military achievements and power make the eldest son's position as prince precarious, and even make him feel precarious.

Of course Li Yuan knew that Li Shimin was better than Li Jiancheng in most aspects in terms of aptitude, ability, and leadership, but the establishment of a crown prince was always a succession of successors.

Lixian, that is a helpless choice, and it is also a choice that will affect the entire dynasty, and may even shake the ruling foundation of the Tang Dynasty.

From a long-term point of view, choosing to establish a heir and a leader is a choice to maintain the continuation of the dynasty... I have to say that Li Yuan's consideration is reasonable.

The atmosphere in the hall was somewhat depressing, Pei Shiju's eyes seemed to be closed but not closed, although he was a senior official under his sect, he seldom involved in political affairs, after all, there were only two senior officials under his sect, and there was Chen Shuda in front.

Pei Shiju was one of the selected Cao Qiguis in the previous dynasty. He was good at knowing people and had seen countless talented people in his life. However, he admired this 24-year-old young man in front of him, but he was more than [-]% wary.

Pei Shiju clearly remembered how the King Jin jumped from the second son to the crown prince, and how he easily made the mighty Sui Dynasty decline within ten years.

Thinking of this, Pei Shiju glanced at Pei Ji out of the corner of his eye, maybe his cousin's choice was right, maybe it was right for his son-in-law to enter the East Palace.

This is also a major reason why many important ministers in the court did not want to see the King of Qin enter the East Palace. Li Jiancheng did not lose his morals when the country was first established and the world was brought down. A smooth transition is the right way, and Emperor Sui Yang can learn from the past.

Pei Shiju closed his eyes again, and Chen Shuda beside him raised his head and asked, "Your Majesty, is King Qin guilty?"

"Chen Qing, what does this mean?"

"If there is no crime, why is there no seat?"

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, turned his gaze, and glared at his eldest son, Li Jiancheng... The latter was also speechless, it really wasn't on purpose, I'm not so stingy!

But everyone present didn't think so. Li Shimin sat on top of Pei Ji with a blank expression... Usually he would choose another seat modestly.

But in terms of rank, Li Shimin, who is the order of the Shangshu, is qualified, and the left servant of the Shangshu, Pei Ji, is his subordinate.

(End of this chapter)